drisheen
/ (drɪˈʃiːn) /
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noun
Irish a pudding made of sheep's intestines filled with meal and sheep's blood
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Word Origin for drisheen
C20: from Irish Gaelic drisín an animal's intestines
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How to use drisheen in a sentence
I should observe that a recent reviewer of one of my books states that drisheen is also made in Waterford.
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